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🦠 Related to tuberculosis 🦴 With a small bump 🤒 A tuberculosis patient
tubercular

tubercular

9.2
Relating to a small rounded lump on a bone where muscles attach
  • adjective
  • /tjuːˈbɜːrkjələr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tuberculado
  • The tubercular deformity in his ribcage was apparent through the X-ray results.

Examples

  • So this is the maximum tubercular density and this is the angle.

  • The doctor explained that the tubercular growth in the patient's lung needed careful examination.

  • In medical studies, tubercular lesions are often analyzed to understand their impact on respiratory health.

Synonyms

tuberculate
vstubercular
  • Specialized
9.9

Covered with small rounded bumps

is more general, relating to form or nature rather than just surface covering

Surface Forms

tubercular positive

Morphology

tubercular = tubercle (transparent) = tuber + cular

The meaning is directly derived from 'tubercle', indicating a form or nature of a tubercle.

Etymology

Tubercular comes from the Latin tuberculum, which means 'small lump' or 'bump', and is related to tuber (a lump like a potato). So in anatomy, tubercular describes a part that is like a small bump on a bone where muscles or tendons attach.